89 entries in Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Lighted Cigarette through Handkerchief
1937 12
Dr. Edward G. Ervin A Subtle Penetration handling for wand or pencil through handkerchief
1937 42
Martin Gardner Gardner's Immovable Cigarette cigarette is gripped through handkerchief which can be moved with motionless cigarette, topological
Also published here 1937 15
Charles Waller A Visible Penetration silk through silk with glass
1938 600
Nelson Hahne The Penetrating Silk silk produced, penetrates borrowed handkerchief, vanishes
1938 606
C.L. Jacobsen Another Silk Penetration no other props
1938 608
Howard Warringer With Silk two silks, penetration
Sep. 1938
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 3)
3
Jean Hugard Mutilation billiard ball penetrates borrowed handkerchief, for repeat it gets stuck and handkerchief is cut and burned, then restored (Hanky Panky)
1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
413
R. D. Spraker, Jr. Bamboo monte with three bamboo tubes and a silk, at the end las tube is filled with liquid
Mar. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 9)
4
Oriental or Simplicity Rope Release silks knotted on ropes and fan, silks penetrate ropes
1941 ca. 48
The Phantom Knots two knotted silks
1941/27 386
Martin Gardner Card Through Handkerchief single card penetrates handkerchief
1942 31
Keith Clark Celebrated Cigarettes routine in which lit cigarettes continue to appear, with cigarette to silk, cigarette through silk, lit cigarette appears in mouth after drinking a glass of water
  • As the Spectator Sees It
  • Properties and Preparation
    • For the Cigarette to Silk
    • For the Water Drinking Routine
    • Sleights
    • For the Cigar and Pipe Finish
  • The Public Performance of Celebrated Cigarettes
    • Preparation
    • Presentation
    • Extra Deluxe Routine
    • Water Drinking Finish
    • Cigar and Pipe Finish
  • Special Note
1943 7
The Phantom Safety Pin moving pin along top line
Related toVariations 1943/27 79
The Penetrative Silk silk penetrates almost anything, using thread
1945/27 355
Martin Gardner Immovable Cigarette cigarette is gripped through handkerchief which can be moved with motionless cigarette, topological
Also published here 1948/27 53
Tony Lopilato The Quick-Knot Silks two loops of silk link
1948/27 103
Charles Lantz Spook Silk handkerchief penetrates other handkerchief
Nov. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 190)
761
Handkerchief Escape with fingers
1949 28
Lewis Ganson Penetration Plus silk through silk routine with tube
1952 58
Al Koran "Hanky Panky" Routine borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear
  • 1. Penetration of the handkerchief by the pencil
  • 2. Burnt and restored handkerchief
  • 3. Cut and restored handkerchief (Jack Chanin)
  • 4. Continuous production of coins from the handkerchief (Jack Chanin)
  • 5. Production of a cigarette and lighter from the handkerchief
  • 6. Production of a glass of wine from the handkerchief (Jardine Ellis)
Also published here 1954 154
Hans E. Trixer Silk Penetro ball through silk
Also published here 1954 187
Harlan Tarbell Triple Handkerchief Release three silks tied together
1954/27 275
James G. Thompson Jr. Safety Pin-Up five safety pins link and unlink, moved on handkerchief and one is stretched as a climax
Also published here 1956 64
Bertram Millidge Silk through Silk
1956 25
Finger Escape Handkerchief wrapped around finger, penetrates finger, topological
1956 73
Edwin Tabor Tabor's Interlocked Handkerchiefs Two handkerchiefs wrapped around each other, penetrates through each other, topological
1956 76
Jerry Andrus A "Marline Spike" and a Handkerchief spike through borrowed handkerchief
1957 5
Jerry Andrus Threading a Handkerchief long needle with thread
Also published here 1957 6
Bert Allerton Impromptu Handkerchief Routine
1958 44
Bert Allerton Penetration with a Knife
1958 48
Jack Yeager Linking Silks as John Yeager, silk rings
1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
36
Eine neue Tuchdurchdringung silk penetrates other silk which is placed on fist
1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 1)
900
North Bigbee, Al Baker Ball and Glass
Inspired by Nov. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 374)
325
Jerry Andrus Needle Through Handkerchief long needle with thread
Also published here 1964 3
Alan Brown, Al Baker The Borgia Glass two balls in glass penetrate silk around glass
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 133 for suggestion by David Harrell
Sep. 1967 119
Glenn G. Gravatt Super Penetration Silk penetrate through glass wrapped in newspaper
1968 68
Abbott's Handkerchief and Rope Penetration handkerchief pulled through rope, thread on silk
  • To Pull Silk Up Through Rope
  • To Pass Silk Back Through Rope
  • Pulling Silk Up Through Rope With One Hand
  • To Pass Silk Onto Rope With One Hand
1968 297
Ball through Silk
1969 26
Shigeo Takagi Handkerchief Penetration silk penetrates another silk that a spectator holds upright between his hands, no reel
Also published here 1972 6
Jerry Andrus Needle Thru Handerchief Handkerchief, long needle
Also published here 1974 12
Jochen Zmeck Durch das Tuch chip through handkerchief
1974 12
Arturo Sage Messer knife through handkerchief
Also published here
  • Abracadabra #508, Oct. 1955
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
16
Karrell Fox Pencil-tration pencil through borrowed handkerchief, two phases
1976 51
Harry Lorayne Pen Through Handkerchief
1977 249
Jerry Andrus Ring, Pen and Handkerchief pen through handkerchief
1977 16
Tony Slydini Houdini Silks two linked silks unlink, two phases
1979 64
Richard Durham Pin Thru Hank "Retrospective"
safety pin
  • Notes By Karl Fulves
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Genii, April 1950
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 13)
1190
Tom Sellers A Billiard Ball Penetration "Retrospective" - Two Tricks
ball on stand covered with silk, then with larger silk, ball is on top when larger silk is removed
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 17)
1230
Peter Warlock Seidenringe two silks knotted into rings, they link, thread
Also published here
  • Pentagram, July 1959
Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
98
Shigeo Takagi No-Reel Silk-Through through other silk or microphone stand,...
Also published here Jan. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 1)
1162
Pedro Eine humorvolle Routine mit dem Changierbeutel handkerchief penetration, then they knot inside a changing bag
1986
Gimmick (Issue 2)
4
Karl Fulves Fish Story two silks knotted together and ends kept in view, ring penetrates on center
1987 7
Karl Fulves Half Thru pen penetrates borrowed handkerchief and is stuck halfway through
Also published here 1987 25
Karl Fulves Exit Coin marked coin penetrates down and up through handkerchief
Also published here 1987 28
Karl Fulves Thruway method for object through handkerchief
Also published here 1987 31
Karl Fulves Billfold through Handkerchief wallet penetrates handkerchief but content is left behind
1987 33
Karl Fulves Curio four coins held under handkerchief that is stretched by two spectators, named coin penetrates upwards with paper cover, two methods
Inspired by
  • Walter Schwartz (Cigam, 1931)
Also published here
1987 34
Threading the Needle No. 1, loop made around thumb, other end of silk magically threaded in
1988 3
Freefall No. 18, pen through silk
1988 47
Karl Fulves Half Thru No. 19, pen penetrates borrowed handkerchief and is stuck halfway through
Also published here 1988 50
Karl Fulves Exit Coin No. 20, marked coin penetrates down and up through handkerchief
Also published here 1988 53
Karl Fulves General Rise No. 21, method for object through handkerchief
Also published here 1988 55
Emil Jarrow, Walter Schwartz Pentapencil No. 22, two spectators hold out a handkerchief, pencil penetrates it with newspaper cover
Variations 1988 57
Karl Fulves Curio No. 23, four coins held under handkerchief that is stretched by two spectators, named coin penetrates upwards with paper cover, two methods
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 60
Walter Schwartz Pop Up No. 24, thimble through handkerchief
1988 63
Duke Stern Jump Up No. 25, pencil through handkerchief
1988 65
David Williamson Beelzebub's Blade napkin ripped by knife, restores and knife vanishes
Related to 1989 83
Shigeo Takagi The Ghostly Silk silk penetrates another silk that a spectator holds upright between his hands, no reel
Also published here 1990 38
Victor J. Peacock Move Number Eleven lit cigarette through silk
Also published here
  • Magic Wand Quarterly, Mar/May 1925
1991 43
T. Page Wright Move Number Five thimble through handkerchief
1991 56
Masao Atsukawa Fabric Through Pasteboard silk through giant card, visual
Variations 1992 22
Al Koran Hanky Panky Routine described by Lewis Ganson, borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear
  • 1. Ein Bleistift durchdringt das Taschentuch
  • 2. Verbranntes und wieder hergestelltes Taschentuch
  • 3. Zerschnittenes und wiederhergestelltes Taschentuch (Jack Chanin)
  • 4. Fortwährende Münzenproduktion aus Tuch (Jack Chanin)
  • 5. Produktion einer Zigarette und eines Feuerzeugs
  • 6. Produktion eines Glases Wein (Jardine Ellis)
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 1)
27
Joe Mogar The Drill thimble through silk
1997 125
Joe Mogar Poker thimble through handkerchief
1997 129
Hans E. Trixer Silk Penetro ball through silk
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
74
James G. Thompson Jr. Meine Sicherheitsnadel-Routine five safety pins link and unlink, moved on handkerchief and one is stretched as a climax
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
99
Vernon Winiecke Safety Pin Escape safety pin linked to handkerchief, then rolled up, it is free when rolled open again, with other ideas
Inspired by 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
22
Karl Norman Routine mit Sicherheitsnadeln linking safety pins, safety pin attached to handkerchief and pulled from side to side
Also published here 2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
119
Nelson Hahne Cigarette Through Handkerchief
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 26 No. 7, Sep. 1927
Oct. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)
13
Robert L. Henderson Eggs of the Magi silk to egg, egg penetrates another silk, chicken puppet produced from paper bag, wooden eggs fall out of it
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 17 No. 8, Apr. 1953, p. 317
2002 292
Al Baker Ball and Glass two balls in glass penetrate silk around glass, clever
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1941
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
537
Karl Fulves A Versatile Move Gypsy Switch to set up penetration of object through handkerchief
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
170
Jim Steinmeyer Par Two ball in glass, covered with silk, ball penetrates through silk, glass with hole
Inspired by
  • "The Penetrating Ball" (Robert Harbin, Something New in Magic, 1929)
2009 16
Indestructible Napkin knife through handkerchief
2011 52
Dai Vernon Ball Through Silk
Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
63
Alexander de Cova Tuch durch Karte silk through giant card, visual, routine with two cards that have holes in it
Inspired by 2016 267
Paul Vigil The Phantom Returns "or Ripping the Fabric of Space-Time"
safety pin pinned through handkerchief and ripped out, repeats
  • Phase 1: The Fabric of Space-Time
  • Phase 2: You Decide
  • Phase 3: Lies are Made from Whole Cloth
Inspired by 2017 103
Alexander de Cova The Hole (El Agujero)
  • Notizen
silk through center hole of three holes in two giant cards, jumps to another hole and back
Inspired by Nov. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 11)
76